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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

It's a source of freshly ran water, guaranteed to be safe!

Think of it this way. Let's say you saw a random glass of water. You don't know how long it's been there or where it came from. Then you see someone pour a glass of water from a nice clean source.

Which glass do you want?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They like running water, but that doesn't explain the disdain for fountains.
I read that it could also be the owners scent, i.e. they drank this water and didn't die, so it must me safe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I can't speak on any specific disdain for fountains, since my cats have always used theirs. I figure the preference for sink or shower water is related to scarcity. The water fountains are always available, but they can only get the special water on rarer occasions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Never thought of it as fresh rain water. But yeah the stale water thing makes perfect sense. Guess thats why one likes sink drinks,thought maybe she was bougie,lol